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by jonathanlydall 716 days ago
Fascinating.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks
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evanmoran 716 days ago
Amazingly, her immortal cell line was instrumental in polio eradication! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa#Polio_eradication
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